Head of Total Rewards
Reflection AI
Posted about 4 hours ago
Our Mission
Reflection’s mission is to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all.
We’re developing open weight models for individuals, agents, enterprises, and even nation states. Our team of AI researchers and company builders come from DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Brain, Meta, Character.AI, Anthropic and beyond.
About the Role
We are hiring a Head of Total Rewards to define, lead, and scale Reflection’s compensation, benefits, and equity strategy. As a director-level leader, you will own the philosophy, frameworks, and governance behind how we attract, reward, and retain talent—evolving our programs to be among the most competitive in the market while protecting and elevating the employee experience at every stage of growth.
This is a high-visibility, founder-facing role. You’ll work directly with our Head of Talent & People and executive team as the trusted voice on pay, equity, incentives, and competitiveness— shaping decisions that span the full employee lifecycle. We’re moving fast and building as we go, so you’ll need to be nimble and creative: comfortable designing novel approaches where no playbook exists, iterating quickly, and making pragmatic calls without perfect information. You’ll set the long-term vision for Total Rewards while building scalable infrastructure on the fly, constantly balancing market competitiveness with a rewards experience that employees understand, trust, and value.
What You’ll Do
Total Rewards Strategy & Leadership
Define and steward Reflection’s Total Rewards philosophy across cash, equity, and benefits
Continuously evolve our programs to keep Reflection among the most competitive employers in the market
Act as a founder-facing advisor, shaping how leadership thinks about pay, equity, incentives, and competitiveness
Build scalable, creative frameworks and governance that hold up under rapid growth and frequent change
Balance market competitiveness with a transparent, equitable, and motivating employee experience
Compensation Ownership & Governance
Own compensation bands, benchmarking methodology, and pay governance across the organization
Lead offer strategy and approvals in partnership with Talent and Finance, and inform workforce planning
Monitor and safeguard internal equity and market competitiveness
Performance & Pay Cycles
Own the design and execution of annual and off-cycle compensation review processes
Translate performance outcomes into merit, promotion, and incentive decisions
Deliver clear compensation analytics and recommendations directly to founders and executive leadership
Benefits Strategy & Administration
Own benefits programs and the relationship with our PEO
Evaluate and recommend enhancements that strengthen both competitiveness and employee experience as the organization scales
Lead the transition planning from PEO to a standalone benefits structure
Equity & Total Rewards Integration
Partner cross-functionally with Finance and leadership on equity program design and administration
Maintain a holistic, organization-wide view of cash + equity competitiveness
What You Bring
10+ years of compensation and total rewards experience, including time in high-growth technology companies, with a track record of leading the function
A demonstrated ability to evolve Total Rewards programs to be highly competitive while balancing cost, equity, and a strong employee experience
A creative, first-principles approach to building Total Rewards programs where established playbooks may not yet exist
Proven ability to operate nimbly in fast-moving, ambiguous environments—iterating quickly and making sound, pragmatic decisions
Experience working directly with founders or executive stakeholders as a trusted advisor
Deep expertise in benchmarking, pay governance, and merit cycles
Proven experience owning benefits programs at scale, including PEO and/or standalone structures
Strong command of equity compensation structures
Excellent analytical skills and fluency working with compensation data
AI industry experience strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of US compensation practices; UK exposure is a plus
What We Offer:
We believe that to build superintelligence that is truly open, you need to start at the foundation. Joining Reflection means building from the ground up as part of a small talent-dense team. You will help define our future as a company, and help define the frontier of open foundational models.
We want you to do the most impactful work of your career with the confidence that you and the people you care about most are supported.
Top-tier compensation: Salary and equity structured to recognize and retain the best talent globally.
Health & wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Life & family: Fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys. Financial support for family planning.
Benefits & balance: paid time off when you need it, relocation support, and more perks that optimize your time.
Opportunities to connect with teammates: lunch and dinner are provided daily. We have regular off-sites and team celebrations.
